tether1 nountether2 verb
tetherteth‧er1 /ˈteðə $ -ər/ noun [countable] 
Word OriginWORD ORIGINtether1
ExamplesOrigin:
1300-1400 Old Norse tjothrEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Thesaurus- At the end of their financial tether, they converted Outward Bound into a charter yacht.
- By then Diana was truly at the end of her tether.
- Five hours later Mr Humble was at the end of his tether.
- However, at other times I feel at the end of my tether.
- In fact, the community was near the end of its financial tether.
- The bull had got loose from his tether.
- Then I reached them, seized them, ripped them free of their tethers, and flung them to the embankment.
- With all that had happened with Anthony, he was near the end of his tether.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who is liked more than other people► be fed up
Phrases to feel tired, bored, and annoyed, especially because something annoying keeps happening or something has continued for too long: be fed up with: · He tells me he's fed up with school. Maybe that's why his grades have been so bad.be fed up with doing something: · I'm fed up with watching what I eat.get fed up: · He waited for two hours, then he got fed up and left.· I'm getting fed up with this cold weather.
► be tired of to be fed up because you have been doing something or have experienced something boring, annoying etc for too long: · He just seems to be tired of the whole thing.be tired of doing something: · Gabrielle was tired of staying at home with the children.get tired of something: · Well, if you get tired of life in the city, you can always come back home.· I'm getting tired of chicken for dinner every night.
► be sick of to be very fed up and annoyed, especially with a situation or someone's behaviour that has continued for much too long: · After living here for ten years, we're sick of Los Angeles.be sick of doing something: · I'm sick of living with my parents.be sick and tired of something/be sick to death of something (=use this when something is extremely annoying or boring): · You must be sick and tired of having to deal with other people's problems all day.· I'm sick to death of all these stupid questions about my private life.
► have had enough if you have had enough of someone's behaviour, the way someone is treating you etc, you are very fed up with it and will not accept it any longer: · The work was boring and the office was depressing. By the end of the first week she had had enough.have had enough of: · Stop interrupting. I've had just about enough of you and your stupid remarks.· After thirty years, MacMillan had had enough of management.
► have had it spoken say this when you are so fed up with someone's behaviour or a situation that you cannot accept it any longer: · I've had it. I'm taking the kids and going to Mom's.have had it with: · She's looking for another job -- she's just about had it with this place.have had it up to here: · I tell you, I've just about had it up to here -- what with all the staffing problems and now the computer breaking down. I feel like quitting.have had it up to here with somebody/something: · Dave's had it up to here with the kids. They've been complaining and arguing all day.
► be pissed off informal to be very fed up - use this only in informal situations and to people you know well: · I think you'd better try and cheer her up. She's really pissed off.be pissed off with: · She's pissed off with him for calling her all the time.
► be at the end of your tether British /be at the end of your rope American to be so worried, tired, and unhappy that you feel you can no longer deal with a difficult, unpleasant, or upsetting situation: · I had no money, my husband was sick, and I couldn't get a job. I was at the end of my tether.· She didn't know what to do to stop the baby crying -- she was at the end of her rope.
► jaded fed up with an activity or job because you have been doing it for a very long time and you no longer find it interesting or exciting: · After two years of the same routine I was feeling jaded.· The beauty of St. Petersburg will impress even the most jaded tourist.· Mick Jagger arrived at the airport looking jaded after almost a year of touring.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► be at the end of your tetherPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the end of your tether/rope
1be at the end of your tether to be so worried, tired etc that you feel you can no longer deal with a difficult or upsetting situation2a rope or chain that an animal is tied to so that it can only move around within a limited area- I had no money, my husband was sick, and I couldn't get a job. I was at the end of my tether.
- By the time Katherine and Gary came to see me, they were at the end of their rope.
- By then Diana was truly at the end of her tether.
- Five hours later Mr Humble was at the end of his tether.
- However, at other times I feel at the end of my tether.
- Of course, when Carl walked to the end of his rope, he fell like a load of bricks.
- Rich, meanwhile, has come to the end of his rope on these negotiations.
- The court heard they were both at the end of their tether.
- With all that had happened with Anthony, he was near the end of his tether.
tether1 nountether2 verb
tethertether2 verb [transitive] Verb TableVERB TABLE
tether
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | tether |
| he, she, it | tethers | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | tethered |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have tethered |
| he, she, it | has tethered | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had tethered |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will tether |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have tethered |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am tethering |
| he, she, it | is tethering | |
| you, we, they | are tethering | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was tethering |
| you, we, they | were tethering | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been tethering |
| he, she, it | has been tethering | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been tethering |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be tethering |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been tethering |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- My horse had been tethered to a post, but somehow it escaped.
- The farmer tethered a goat in the field and left it there for the day.
- At the first steep slope of Great Ararat they tethered their horses to a thorn tree and hobbled them.
- He stood up and walked beside her to the edge of the wood where his horse was tethered.
- One Victorian explorer reported that he could catch these cats and tether them near his food stores to keep the rats down.
- Though designed by the master modernist, Richard Meier, Getty Center appears intentionally tethered to the past.
- With Amantani fresh in my mind it seemed to me that more than the cattle were tethered here.
Longman Language Activatorto prevent someone from escaping by tying rope around them► tie up
Phrases to tie someone's arms and legs with rope so that they cannot move: tie somebody up/tie up somebody: · The soldiers tied them up and beat them.· Mrs Bennett had been tied up and left in the back of the van.
► tie to prevent a person or animal from escaping by tying them with rope etc: tie somebody to something: · The terrorists tied the hostages to their chairs.· Her horse was tied to a tree.tie somebody's hands/feet together: · The kidnappers had tied his hands together and blindfolded him.
► bind to tie someone's arms, legs etc so that they cannot move at all - used in literature or in newspapers: · The hostages had been bound and gagged and left in a corner of the room.bind somebody hand and foot: · It was like being bound hand and foot to a torturer's chair.
► shackle to tie someone's legs or arms with a thick chain: · The prisoners were shackled together and forced to walk 600 miles across country.
► tether to tie an animal such as a dog or horse to something, using a rope, so that it can move around but cannot walk away: · The farmer tethered a goat in the field and left it there for the day.tether something to something: · My horse had been tethered to a post, but somehow it escaped.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► the end of your tether/rope
1to tie an animal to a post so that it can only move around within a limited area2technical to use a mobile phone to make a computer able to connect with the Internet- By the time Katherine and Gary came to see me, they were at the end of their rope.
- By then Diana was truly at the end of her tether.
- Five hours later Mr Humble was at the end of his tether.
- However, at other times I feel at the end of my tether.
- Of course, when Carl walked to the end of his rope, he fell like a load of bricks.
- Rich, meanwhile, has come to the end of his rope on these negotiations.
- The court heard they were both at the end of their tether.
- With all that had happened with Anthony, he was near the end of his tether.